The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-30


vote showed an uninterrupted growth.
This growth was naturally less IN
1864. because Of the war. than In 1868.
and was again less in 1872 than in 1868.
because, after the October elections Of
the former year had insured Greeley's
overwhelming defeat. the Republicans
were under no necessity Of polling =
full vote in November. But aside from
the two exceptional contests OF 1864
and 1872. it is obvious that the Repub-
lican vote in these five States was in-
creasing at the rate Of more than 100.
600 every four years. the growth from
1879 to 1876 being l07, and from
1876 to 1880. lS0.707. Each State
showed remarkable steadiness in
4 growth. New York increased her Re-
publican vote from 1872 to 1876 by a.
$50. and from 1876 to 1880 by GO. SS7;
Indiana. by q. S64 in the first period
and "a. 15S in the second; New jersey.
by IL. s6l and l7.0SS; Connecticut. BY
8.S96 and 8.037; and Massachusetts, BY
1881 and l5.l42
Beginning with the campaign which
resulted in Lincoln's election. down to
and including that in which Garfield
was the successful nominee. the Re
publican party had appealed to the
country with honest candidates upon
Z pla torn Of sound principles The
result was a steady and rapid growth
In its numbers, averaging from ten 4
fifteen per cent every four years II
States like those we have cited. where
4 large proportion Of the voters arr
not held fast by party bonds. II th'
campaign of 1884 had been made upcI
the same basis as previous ones. tn
: Republican vote might have shown
marked gain in each Of these States
and aggregated at least l, 25O, 900.
But new policy was adopted
!, tainted candidate was selected who.
!, was known and conceded. would RI
pei many old voters who had supporte
: Lincoln. Grant, Hayes and Garfield, q
! wen as many young voters whose edr
cation and environment incline'
? them TO support Republican nomine
: OF the old type; but who. i wa
claimed. could poll a vast number Q
y votes drawn from the most ignoran
: and fantastic elements Of the Democrat
: ic party. He did draw those votes. IL
: friends assert, and his opponents d
= not question, that he received 40.Ol
y, Irish Democratic votes in New Yor
= City and many thousands more
!" Brooklyn and other large cities OF tn
7 State, not to speak Of many Thousand
: more in New Jersey. Connection
Y, Massachusetts and Indiana. But wheI
!" did the gain Of these tens Of THOUSAND
= Of Democratic votes, which Carrie
!, had not secured. put BlaineF In Ne
~ York State Garfield had polled 66.3
A, votes more than Hayes. and secur'
~ 2l.033 plurality; Blaine pollcd on
n 6.457 moro than Garfield. and "
~ beaten By LOAF plurality. In Indis
!" Garfield had polled 2i,153 votes mo
~ than Hayes. and secured s. 6i2 pluralit
~ Blaine pollcd only 6,299 more tn
=, Garfield, and was beaten BY 90
- plurality. In New Jersey Carrie
ue had pollcd 17.0S3 votes more IN
". Hayes, and reduced the Dcmocra
", plurality to only 2,0lO; Blaine poll
~ only 2,8l1 more than Garfield.
~ allowed the Democratic plurality
~. rise to 4.4l2 In Connecticut Carrie
81 had polled 6037 votes more u
-; HAYES, and secured 1855 plura'i
81 Blaine reduced the Republican "
= from 67.07l to s.. 923. and was bea'
o. by /. 276 plurality. In Massachuse
81 Garfield had pollcd Is, 142 votes m
"" than Hayes. and secured s.. 20 pluI
81; ity, with q clear majority over a.
=" q sos; Blaine reduced the Republi.
X vote from l65. 205 % 146.724. and
'"r only 24S72 plurality, while he
" 1854 short Of any majority It
Thus IN three Of the five States Bla
ory had gained only triflc over Garfi
'oss and IN the other two had actually
'dy- % that the aggregate Republican
'cre IN them, which normal growth she
ave have carried up 70 q least 1850
o. in 1884. was only l.l36. AZ. against
any ll0.6S9 IN 1880 Such figures . u
oas1 draw their own moral IN = EUea
~. Post
hole -What d to be said Of thu pre-
and economic Administration, howeve